Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for November 05, 2023

Checkmate.

The trick is to not even have a set.

or keep practicing by playing regularly.

Betty is the best at everything.

I knew I wasn’t going to make it as a chess player when as an adult playing in a tournament, I got crushed by a nationally rated expert. This NRE was ten years old!

I had a fancy Onyx chess set that was right there where everyone could see it and challenge me to a game. It was the typical social-obligation gift from who-knows. I found the perfect solution. I sold it and bought a game console :D I know one day someone is going to come and ask “Remember that chess set I gave you, I’d like to play a game with you.”

A couple decades back I had GF who like to play chess. I don’t and never got very good at it, but she would accuse me of letting her win.

In 10th grade (1966), I played chess with the smartest kid in physics class everyday during lunch. It was several months before I could delay defeat and several more before I came close to winning. I actually one a game after six months. I kept learning and improving with every game. The main thing I learned was perseverance.

My best friend, (RIP) taught me how to play chess years ago. I won and she never played against me again.

Bub should try speed chess — set a total playing time/player of (say) five to ten minutes/game. Bub wouldn’t be agonizing over the best move if he hadn’t had time to agonize over it. Speed chess also helps you to see the dynamics of the “combat.”

that’s my strategy. Hubby is actually very good at chess

I don’t one how to play chess.